> You’re honestly a little uncertain about this. Eirene was probably just offloading the cardigan onto you and didn’t expect nor want it to be returned. Yet, here you are, heading down the sidewalk towards his shop. You got yourself a lighter jacket, so you don’t really need the cardigan now.

> You’re absolutely just making excuses to talk to him again though. Since when did you care about being polite of all things? It doesn’t help that you’re thinking of other reasons to go by his shop. Jodari might not appreciate you decorating with animal skeletons, especially since you expressly gave her full control over the apartment’s decor, but you have plenty of room in your hive...

> ...You kind of don’t have the income to be a regular customer, though. You don’t get a caste stipend, instead you get paid by your rank, which is typically reserved for the most esteemed Fleet lowbloods.

> Anyway. You’re going by around the same time you met him last time, hoping to catch him just as he’s closing up. Why? So you can walk with him a ways, maybe? God you’re pathetic. Moving on...